Charles whittingham



(No Model.)

C. WHITTINGHAM.

GAS HEATER 110.5511355,` Patented Feb. 11, 1896.

ATTEIET. :femm- 4 www 1g! ATTDHNEY Nrrnn STATES ATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES WHITTINGHAM, OF CLEVELAND, OI-IIO, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IE CLEVE- LANDFOUNDRY COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GAS-HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,355, dated February11 1896. Application filed February 12, 1895. Serial No. 538,152. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, CHARLES WHITTING- HAM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas-IIeaters;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

` clear, and exact description of the invention,

which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in gas-heaters; and the inventionconsists in a burner substantially as shown and herein described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical central sectionalelevation of my improved burner, showing also the lower portion of theheating-pipes connected therewith. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of theburner corresponding to line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal planview of Fig. 1, enlarged and looking down from line 3 3 thereon. Fig. 4is an end elevation.

A represents the base of the heater, and B the radiating-tubes.

C is the burner tube or pipe. This tube.

has the usual small perforations 2 for the escape of the gas, and anelbow or joint D is aiiiXed at its inner end and is plugged at theopposite end. The elbowr D carries a valved joint E, constructed at itsend 4l to attach flexible or rubber tubing leading to the gas jet orburner, and the parts C, D, and E are united as one piece, so as to beremovable and operative together. I have found in the use of gas-burnersthat there is constant tendency in the perforations 2 to get clogged andobstruct the flow of gas, and that they require frequent cleansing.Obviously if the tube C were not removable it would be difficult toapproach said holes 2 to insert an instrument, like a wire o r needle,to clean them out. I have therefore overcome this difficulty andrendered cleansing easy for any unskilled person by making the tube Cand the parts D and E conveniently detachable. To this end there isinserted a short sleeve F atone end in the base A through which tube Cis inserted, and at the opposite end is a hanger G, fixed to base A andhaving a hub or boss 6 on its inside. A flaring head H is sleeved toturn on this hub, and the plugged end of the tube C rests normally inthis head against hub 6 without other means of support. The flare ofsaid head serves as a guide to direct 55 the free end of the tube C toits place when it is being put back after removal for clean ing. Then tohold said parts C, D, and E in place I have formed a flat surface 7 onthe base beneath joint or coupling D and a 6o straight-edged lug 8 onsaid coupling to rest on said flat surface 7, and the counterweighted orgravity latch 10, pivoted on base A, bears against the outside of lug 8and keeps said parts in their places. retained in working position andthe elbow E and joint D are held horizontally by reason of the lug 8 andthe bearing-surface 7 therefor.

Another feature of the invention is the deflector L. (Shown incross-section, Fig. 2.) 7o This deector is secured at its outer end tohead I'I and at its inner end to head O, turning on short tube or sleeveF. The relation of the parts when the deiiector is not in use is seen infull lines in Fig. 2, and in dotted 75 lines therein as when it is inuse. The use is temporary and only at the moment of lighting to confinethe gas that may escape before ignition occurs and to facilitateinstantaneous lighting at all points in the tube. 8o Hence the deiiectoris made rotatable in its bearings, and by handle-rod N may be drawn intohorizontal position over gas tube C, there to remain only until lightingoccurs and then to drop back again by gravity. To fa- 85 cilitatelighting, the base A has a lightinghole 12 and the head O acorresponding hole 13 which comes opposite hole 12 when the deflector israised for lighting.

Having thus described my invention, what 9o I claim is The burnerdescribed, consisting of the defiector L, the bearings F and G carryingsaid deflector and the deiiector having a rotating support II on saidbearing G, in combination 95 with burner-tube C supported removably inits bearings and adapted to be covered by the said delector, said tube Cprojected into the rotatable support II, substantially as described.

Witness my hand to the foregoing specification this 21st day ofDecember, 1894.

CHARLES WHITTINGHAM.

Witnesses:

H. T. FISHER, M. G. NORTON.

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In this way tube C is 65

